Daily Republican., 1887-02-15

Eduoation Wns hei1 lapt niaaf. presI.l
4ent Baird ~ the chair. Dr. GiiMaah~~
ooiscto4 70 e06Ae1 portions On ~ ~ir.
uhs, especially fhas pert whioh stetS.
MS Meg1oo o. Daosmbor 27th vsS NJ
~ osYss Bros. olO0 % ACCOUNT. vScn|
bis motlon Was thas the Treaaurer ~
instructed - olEsf Gaysrs Bros. SIoo ln
fall Tor their aocounk A5ter oonai6sr.
able explanali0ns, Mr.. 6mith move ~
coffect tho minutes II aocnrdance v1ifb|
Dv. 0nmshew's corrected motion. ~.
Kyne moved TO Lay the motion on tie
table, but the motion was lost by : Is
voeo. The motion 70 amend the miuutoa
was also lost and they stood ~ art
The Comi1ittss ON Teachers report4d 4
that Ella Mitchell of school No. ii ma
declined promotion to tho vacancy 10
NO. land waived farther promotion. IL
wne recommended that Anna p. Beeson.
assistant principal In No. %, be srenp-
ferrsd 70 the Vacancy In No. q: that
mary y. Elliott be made nasistant prin.
oipal In No. ID; that each teacher III
No. ID below Miss Elliott's plsee Be
promoted one place, and that Carrie y.
Vincent disappointed to'the lowest posi-
tion In No. 13; that each teacher In Ma.
2 below Aiss eaynier's late plaos be
promoted ole plaoej that Mrs.. Mary b.
Mitchell be trAnsferrod from No. Il 10
the lowest position In No. Z, and that
Kate o. Cannon be appointed to the
lowest position In No. IA. The repoft
was adopted.
The Committee ON Transfers reported
thst during the whole Of last term
snere we're vacancies in the primary
schools esst OF King street, attending
schools Nos. and . During the whole
OF the same term there were children
living near Nos. 2 and . who oonld not
get seats In their schools. The commit.
tee, therefore, recommends that all the
children living east OF. King street and
attend ding Nos. 2 or 3 be transferred 10
schools cast OF King street M early 10
places can be found for them In the
grsdcs to which they belong, and thAt
II be made . rule NO children living
east Of King street shall be admitted 70
No. 2 or No. 8. The report vas ON mo
tion OF DR.. 6hortlidge laid over until
next meeting.
Mr.. Fueksl presented the bills audited
BY the Committee on Accounts, whom
DR.. 6hortlidae moved 10 exclude
Sayers & Bros. bill for e2l e5. The
motion Was lost, even those who were
opposed 70 IL voting In favor OF paying
It after the refusal Of the board 10 oor.
root the minutes.
Some weeks age Mr.. Fuekei. from
the Committee on Teachers Institute,
presented 3 report recon mendina the
payment BY the board OF $16J 70 meet
the de dciency for holding the Institute,
and the report YVES laid over until last
night, when II was called up for aotisn.
Mr. Fnekel then moved that that nor
ton OF the report ommepding the
payment of $3.50 be stricken ont, which
motion was adopted and the report -
amended was adopted.
Mr. Smith, from the committee On
Leg islation, presented the following:
70 the members of the Board Of Edn-
cation. OF the City OF Wilmington.
Your committee respectfully reports
that the Estimated curreut expenses of
the board for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1887. will be In rorad rum
bers. 1913 600; that the esti tina.ed ANIMAL
deficiency up to same period will be.
For current expenses, $1,000; sor build.
ing expenses, "a 8o0f thet An ~ will BE
required for the erection OF substantial
hre escapes to the schools about $1,000;
that the estimated amount required 10
repair the twenty schools In charge Of
the board and put them In good order
will be ~, 1888 70.
Your COMMITTEES therefore recommend
that the Legislature be asked for an ap.
propriatton tor current expenses for the
fiscAl year ending June 30, 1888, Of the
amount OF the said estimated current
81 penses; for the estimated amount
ne cessary 10 put up FIRE escapes; for hAlI
/ the amount OF said estimated def cheney.
, and 0ne-half cf tho estimated amounso oi
the cost Of putting she schools in thor.
eugh repair. amounting In the aaafe.
gate to the sum of Si09, ,566 50; and Nor
the current expenses OF the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1Ss9-per cent. incre ase
on said sum. Your COMMITTEES also ne
port that there is urgent need of an nd
ditional primary school In the western
part OF the Seventh ward, and OF an ad
ditional primary school for colored chill.
dren In She western part OF tbe city.
Your com mtttee also report that there
Ia necessity for the erection OF at lesst
two primary schools annually during
the next two years. They therefore
recommend that the Legislature be ssk
&c for An annual appropriation of $780,.
uu0 Tor building purposes for the years
ending June 80, 1888, and June 30, 1859
Your committee, in view of she din
Guilty Of obtaining . quorum for the
1 transaction Of business during the suln
mer months, wonid recommend that the
Legislature be asked to amend the law
In that respect 30 that ten members
may constitute = quorum"
8 r SMITH,
l. B. JOINS.
j. P. T. FUkKEL.
10 q. SHoKTLIDGB,
j. FRANK Ruth,
Committee.
On motion the cemmittee was in,